Contract Design Engineer
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Job Summary
Contract Design Engineer IR35 Status: Out
Contract Term 3 months
Location Office based in Bedfordshire
Join a leading specialist engineering company delivering sustainable water and wastewater treatment solutions providing design fabrication installation and ongoing maintenance services. It serves municipal and industrial clients applying innovative and efficient technologies to enhance water quality ensure regulatory compliance and support environmental sustainability across diverse projects and operational environments.
Due to a rapidly increasing project workload our client requires an experienced contract Design Engineer proficient in SOLIDWORKS to support the standardisation and configuration of their product range. Your primary objective will be to streamline existing 3D assets to ensure the design office can keep pace with manufacturing demands.
Responsibilities but are not limited to
- Developing and managing complex SOLIDWORKS configurations for a standard product range (tanks pumps and pipework) to handle multiple iterations and site-specific variances
- Navigating and optimising large complex 3D assemblies to ensure system stability and design accuracy
- Producing comprehensive "fabrication-ready" 2D drawings including Weldments cut lists and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Auditing and refining existing 3D models to ensure all "slightly different" variances are captured within a master library
- Working closely with the in-house fabrication team to ensure designs are optimised for DfMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly)
Experiences required
- High proficiency in SOLIDWORKS is essential specifically with Configurations Design Tables and Equations
- Previous experience in water/wastewater treatment process engineering or heavy mechanical fabrication
- A proven track record of managing large-scale assemblies without compromising software performance
- A strong understanding of metal fabrication processes including welding symbols and sheet metal work
- Must provide own SolidWorks license
- Must provide own CAD capable workstation
Required Skills:
High proficiency in SOLIDWORKS is essential specifically with Configurations Design Tables and Equations Previous experience in water/wastewater treatment process engineering or heavy mechanical fabrication A proven track record of managing large-scale assemblies without compromising software performance A strong understanding of metal fabrication processes including welding symbols and sheet metal work Must provide own SolidWorks license Must provide own CAD capable workstation
